Solar Energy

Image (cropped): Green hydrogen from Ukraine will be flowing into Europe through an existing pipeline network, leveraging the country's wind and solar energy resources along with biomass. Image courtesy of Hydrogen Ukraine

Why Is Europe So Obsessed With Green Hydrogen?

The green hydrogen market has seen plenty of stumbles ever since innovators, investors, and governments began exploring the idea of deploying renewable electricity to push hydrogen gas from water instead of extracting it from natural gas or coal. Nevertheless, interest runs high especially in Europe, where a domestic green hydrogen … [continued]

ChatGPT generated create a panoramic image of a map of China with line drawing icons in Chinese style representing each of the five year plan priorities surrounding it

China Curbed Oligarchs, Made Education & Housing Cheaper for 90% — Meanwhile, In USA…

I have a habit of picking up books on China, as it’s the biggest country in the world that doesn’t tell everyone everything it’s doing all the time, unlike my southern neighbor, the United States. I’ve read books by Chinese authors, global diplomats, historians, and youth influencers about the country. … [continued]

Close up of solar panels at Clover Creek Solar Farm. Mona, Utah. Photo by Fritz Hasler

Renewable Energy Production & Use In Utah

In my travels across the country, I’ve seen massive wind farms in Wyoming, South Dakota, and Iowa, as well as huge wind farms and solar farms in southern California. However, living in Utah for 20 years and traveling north to south and east to west, the only grid-scale clean energy … [continued]

ChatGPT generated panoramic image of a bunch of shipping containers containing grid batteries sitting on concrete pads under a shining blue sky

California’s Battery Storage Fire: Precursor Or Outlier?

A fire broke out at the Moss Landing Power Plant, not too far from San Francisco, on January 16, 2025, prompting the evacuation of approximately 1,500 residents and the temporary closure of Highway 1. No one was harmed in the incident. Given the massive growth in grid storage battery systems, … [continued]

U.S. DOE Announces $584.5 Million Loan Guarantee to Subsidiaries of Convergent Energy and Power Inc.…

Convergent will build and operate utility-scale solar-plus-storage in Puerto Rico, improving grid resilience and reducing costs for ratepayers. The U.S. Department of Energy Loan Programs Office (LPO) today announced the closing of a $584.5 million ($559.4 million in principal and $25.1 million in capitalized interest) loan guarantee to subsidiaries of … [continued]